CIF Environmental Management For Construction

Training Course Information

This CIF programme has been developed to outline the current legislative requirements and construction industry best practice for ensuring protection of the environment in conjunction with sustainable development principles. The construction industry in Ireland is benefitting from a resurgence in capital investment expenditure, which will increase the demand for raw materials, energy, water, labour, plant and equipment (collectively termed “input”), with consequential increase in waste generation, emissions to air and water, and demand for treatment / disposal services (collectively termed “outputs”).

Who is the course aimed at?

It is intended to meet the needs of personnel with responsibility for pollution prevention and effective waste management on construction sites. The course should assist construction site management to understand and comply with legal obligations, and implement best practice with respect to environmental management.

Course Objectives

Having completed the programme, each participant should:

Recognise the most prevalent environmental issues facing the construction sector;

Understand how to undertake a pre-construction environmental site assessment to determine baseline levels, and to identify any constraints for development works;

Understand the practical measures that may be taken to effectively manage soil and stone, waste, air quality, water and wastewater at a construction site to ensure regulatory compliance and prevention of pollution;

Understand the most pertinent environmental legislation for construction;